Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12880, William Evans, Conn. New York

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Commodore: New York
Evans, William
Oct 12 88
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New York
William Evans
Onondaga in the State of New York who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Chamberlain of the Reg't commanded by Col Dubois in the N.Y. * time for 8 mo 16 ds.
Date of death not in A.G. S.H.
N.Y. 4th Conn. *
Records completed Jan'y 22/66
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 28 Dollars 45 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 day of Ap 1833 and sent to L. M. Morton Onondaga N.Y.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $56.90 Pension allowance ending Sept. 14. 22
$71.12
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk, Book C Vol. 4 Page 18

At a Court of Chancery held for the State of New York at the village of Ohondaga, in the County of Ohondaga on the thirteenth day of September one thousand eight hundred & thirty two
Present: Daniel Mosley , Vice Chancellor of the Seventh Circuit.
Personally appeared William Evans of the town & County of Ohondaga, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1833— His age is twenty two years. He was born in the Town of Hainfield, Windham County, Connecticut. At the time of his birth a record of his age was made in the family bible which is now in his possession. At about the age of two years, his father moved into the town of Dover, Dutchess County, New York. He was living at Stillwater, Saratoga County, New York, when he first joined the army. In the month of May one thousand seven hundred & seventy seven, he enlisted as a volunteer for one month in a company commanded by Lieutenant Roe & marched to Fort Edward & remained there a month. He does not now recollect who commanded there—there was no active service there at that time & nothing of consequence happened. On his return home, he was drafted, for two months, into a company commanded by Capt Woodworth & Lieutenant Roe was in the same company, in a Regiment then or afterwards commanded by Col. Dickerson. The name of one

of the drummers in the Company was Woodworth, a son of the Captain. They marched to Fort Edward & from thence to Fort George on Lake George. They remained in garrison at Fort George about three weeks when they retreated south to Fort Edward, having blown up the magazine at Fort George - they then marched to Fort Miller & remained there some days. While there they were considerably annoyed by the Indians who succeeded in killing or carrying off some of their sentries. Their next march was to Saratoga. While there he was taken sick & was obliged to return home after having served six weeks out of the two months for which he was drafted. While at Fort Edward, he recollects of having frequently seen Fanny McCreas who was afterwards murdered by the Indians, & who was to have been married to a refugee officer in the British army by the name of Jones.
In the fall of 1777, he went to live at his native place in Plainfield, Connecticut. In the ensuing summer, in the month of June, he enlisted for two months as a substitute for one Leppinwell, a Deacon, in a company the captain of which he cannot now recollect. The only officer of the Regiment whom he can now recollect was Major Backus. They marched directly to New Haven & in a few days they marched to West Haven & from there to Providence in Rhode Island. From Providence they crossed over to the Island & went down to within about four or five miles of Newport & there dug an entrenchment about a mile long, & as he now thinks running north & south. They were obliged to work in the nights & in foggy weather, as the British were posted on a hill to the west at a short distance. A French Engineer came there to inspect the works.

They had several skirmishes with the British & finally retreated to the north part of the Island. Two British vessels had arrived near the place where our army was about to cross & two eighteen pounders were brought to bear upon them & did caused so much damage that they were unable to offer any resistance to our army in crossing. The British followed our army & placed their cannon on a hill not far from the American lines & threw grape shot. The firing commenced about noon or a little before & continued for some hours, when this Regiment & a considerable body of men were marched forward towards the British. Some considerable firing took place but this Regiment was not engaged with the British. They then marched back to their lines. In the night the whole army crossed over to the main land. The retreat was conducted in silence, & orders were given to the file leaders to run every man through who should speak. They then moved on to Providence & shortly afterwards his term of service expired & he returned home.
In the winter of 1778 & 1779, he removed to the then town of Nine Partners in the County of Dutchess New York, & about the first of July in the ensuing summer, he enlisted for three months as a substitute for one David Ingersdale in Capt. Chamberlain's company & in Col. Dubois' Regiment — The only officers whom he can now recollect were Major Ward & Scouter, Lieutenant Charles Duel & orderly sergeant Geo. Ostrander.
They marched first to West Point & from there to Stony Point & from there to Norristown, & then to Dobbs Ferry & there embarked for Albany & then marched to Schenectady. They next marched to Stone Arabia in Montgomery County where they encamped for some time & frequently sent out scouting.

parties, Spies &c. A house was burned down about four miles west of their encampment & the Regiment was immediately paraded, & one hundred men, of whom this serjeant was one, were selected & marched over across the Mohawk River to the place & then returned to Fort Stair & remained there all night. The next morning they went down to the River & before they crossed they heard a firing in the en- campment at Stone Arabia. As he afterwards learned, the British by means of a forged letter, had succeeded in drawing the army out (from their encampment at Stone Arabia) into an am- buscade of British & Indians & Tories. The next day the remnants of the army assembled near Palatine Church & were re-inforced by a detach- ment under Genl. Van Rensalaer. The whole army was then divided into three parties. Col. Dubois com- manded the party on the left, Genl. Van Rensalaer the centre & Major Van Scouter the right. This ser- jeant was under Major Van Scouter. They marched about three miles or more & came up with the enemy who had formed a line of battle. The parties on the left & centre advanced in front but Major Van Scouter's party advanced under cover of a piece of woods. The enemy with the intention of surrounding our army detached a body of Indians through these woods who were surprised by Major Van Scouter's party & instantly retreated. The whole body of British & Indians then gave way & fled. Our army returned to Palatine Church & encamped for the night & the next morning on returning to the field to take the Hails they found approximately two hundred Dutch men were already on the ground securing the plunder. Major Van Scouter observed that they were so fond of plunder they should be put in the front of the army & did put them there,

I kept them there until they arrived at Herkimer. On their march they took fourteen Tories. They arrived at Herkimer about sundown & continued the pursuit the next day & part of the day after without meeting the enemy. I then returned to Stone Arabia, & having buried Col. Brown with the honors of war, the Regiment was dismissed, & he returned to his home —
(While living at Dover in Dutchess Co. & New York, in the fall of the same year, he enlisted for one month as a substitute for a person whose name he has forgotten. He has forgotten the names of the officers of the Company & Regiment. They marched to Fishkill where they remained until their term of service expired —
Since the war, he has lived in the Town of Salisbury in Conn. — in Lanesborough in Mass. — in Schaghticoke & Easton in New York & for about the last twenty eight years in the Town & County of Oneida.
He has no documentary evidence in his possession of his services in the Revolutionary war & he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his service —
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
Sworn to & subscribed this 13 th day of Sept 1832
Williams Evans
Before me Daniel Moseley Circuit Judge & Vice Chancellor

(We) John H. Prentice who is a Clergyman and Nehemiah H. Ball — of the Town & County of Onondaga being duly sworn says that they are personally acquainted with William Evans, & that they believe him to be of the age mentioned in his Declaration above, & that he is generally reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier in the Revolu- tionary war & that he is a person of truth & veracity & we concur in the opinion that he was a Soldier in the Revolutionary war
Sworn & subscribed
This 13 day of Sept. 1832.
John H. Prentice Nehemiah H. Ball
Before me Daniel Mosely For ever postage
And the said Vice Chancellor doth hereby declare his opinion, after the investigation of the matter, & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary Soldier. And it appears to him that John H. Prentice who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman resident in the Town of Onondaga & that Nehemiah H. Ball who has also signed the same is a resident of the Town of Onondaga & is a credible person & that their Statement is entitled to credit —
Daniel Mosely Vice Chancellor

Daniel T. Moseley Deputy Clerk of the Court of Chancery of the Seventh Circuit for the State of New York, do hereby Certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the applications of William Evans for a pension —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and Seal of office this 18 th day of September one thousand eight hundred and thirty two —
Daniel T. Moseley Deputy Clerk

10797- William Evans
of Onondaga, Onondaga County, New York
Application for -Pension-
The result to be communicated to S. M. Morton of Onondaga-

Also again appeared before the said Vice Chancellor on the eleventh day of February 1833, the said (William) Evans who being duly sworn, doth on his oath make the following additional statement: That by reason of old age & the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear definitely as to the precise length of his service, but according to his best recollection he served not less than the period mentioned below & in the following grades —    1  For one month I served as a private under Lieutenant Coe-    1-12  For six weeks I served as a private under Capt    2  Woodworth — For two months I served as a private    3-4  under a Capt whose name I am unable to recollect —    1  For three months & four days I served as a private    8-16  under Capt Chamberlain, having enlisted for three months, & having served four days in addition before he was dismissed — & for one month I served as a private at Fishkill under a Capt (whose name I have forgotten) for such services I claim a pension —  
Subscribed and sworn to this eleventh day of February 1833 before me
Daniel Moseley V. Chancellor
Wm Coe

I Daniel T. Moseley Deputy Clerk of the Court of Chancery of the seventh Circuit for the state of New York do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of William Evans for a pension. And also the subsequent proceedings of the said Court on a supplementary declaration made this 11 th day of February 1833 —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office the day and year aforesaid —
Daniel T. Moseley Deputy Clerk
William Evans of Rhondaga, N.Y. Rhondaga Co. N.Y.
admitted 8 mo 16 days Private 2 b. 66 1. 88 28. 44
address S. H. Norton Rhondaga Rhondaga Co. N.Y.

1 Brief  N o 10797
W. Evans
admitted.
8 mo. 16 days Pivote.
5:16.
5 Dec. 82
25.
L. Mr. Morton Agb Onondaga N.Y.

No. 10,797 -
BRIEF in the case of William Evans of Onondaga (cont.) of Onondaga - in the State of New York (Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?
Before a Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he?
72 years
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years. Months. Days.     In 1777 May - 1 private St. Roc. - Cpt. Woodworth   1777 - 1 15 private Col. Dickerson -   1788 fall June 2 Major Bachus -   1798 winter Capt. Chambelain - Col.   1779. about 1 July. - 3 Dubois Major Van Scouter   1779. fall 1  
5. In what battles was he engaged?
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?
at Stillwater - New York
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?
By traditionary Evidence
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
Not according to the Regulations
I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
E. Ames Ord
Examining Clerk.

November 10, 1933.
Mrs. Dallas C. Akers 181 Greenwood Avenue East Orange, New Jersey.
BA-J/IL William Evans S. 12880
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the record of William Evans, a Revolutionary War pensioner in 1840.
The record of William Evans is furnished herein as found in the papers on file in his claim for pension, S. 12880, based upon his service in that Revolutionary War.
William Evans was born in Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut and, at the age of about two years, moved with his father to Dover, Dutchess County, New York; the names of William's parents, and the date of his birth are not shown.
While residing in Stillwater, Saratoga County, New York, William Evans enlisted in May, 1777, and served one month as private under Lieutenant Bee at Fort Edward; shortly after, he enlisted and served six weeks as private in Captain Woodworth's company, Colonel Dickerson's New York regiment, this service rendered in the vicinity of Fort George and Fort Edward against the Indians. In the fall, 1777, the soldier went to live in Plainfield, Connecticut; in the summer, 1778, he served two months as private under Major Backus, Connecticut troops, and was engaged in several skirmishes with the British in the defense of Providence and Quaker Hill, Rhode Island. In the winter, 1778-1779, he moved to Nine Partners, Dutchess County, New York; he enlisted subsequently, served three months as private in Captain Chamberlain's company, Colonel DuBois' New York regiment, during which service he was on an expedition across the Mohawk River against the Indians, and in the battle at Palatine Church. After returning to Dover, Dutchess County, New York, he served a tour of one month and marched to Fishkill, no officers names shown.
Following the Revolutionary War, the soldier lived in Salisbury,
Did not have "knowing" evidence about July 1 - 1778 - Col. Backus was probably Col. - 1778 - Col. Backus Full M. P.

Connecticut, Lanesboro, Massachusetts, Schaghticoke and Easton, New York, after which he moved to Onondaga County, in that state.
William Evans was allowed pension on his application executed September 13, 1832, at which time he resided in Onondaga, Onondaga County, New York, where he had resided for about twenty-eight years. He was then seventy-two years of age.
There are no data relative to the family of the soldier in this claim for pension.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name of person paid, and possibly the date of death of the pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, citing the following:
William Evans Certificate #8682, Issued April 25, 1833, Rate of $28.45 per annum. Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832. New York Agency.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Assistant to Administrator.

181 Greenwood Avenue East Orange, N. J.
Oct. 28, 1933.
Veterans Administration, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:-
I am seeking all the information which your records contain, in reference to the Revolutionary pensioner William Evans . He was eighty years old in 1840 and lived with Noah Evans, served in New York Levies of Col. Dubois, and Capt. Strong's Brattleboro, Vermont Co.
Only Onondaga Co.
William Evans was born Dec. 4, 1759, died June 28, 1852 aged 92 years, 6 months and twenty four days, according to the inscription on his grave in Onondaga Hill. His wife's name was Abigail (perhaps Beebee) Evans. She is also buried there, dying July 15, 1825 aged 68 years.
I would like to find out the names of all the children of this couple, also the residence, and any other facts which you may have in your archives about William and Abigail Evans.
Thanking you for your usual courtesy and promptness, I beg to remain,
Respectfully,
Margaret R. Akers (Mrs. Dallas C. Akers)

1933. Nov. 10 - Hist. to Mrs. Dallas C. Akers. J.L.L.
Rev. Wm
✓ 12.880 INVALID.
File No. 12,880
William Evans
Price Rev. Wm
Act: June 3rd 1832.
Index:—Vol. _____, Page _____
[Arrangement of 1870.]

To what time was William Evans Albany roll act 7 th June 1832, last paid?
Paid to 11 th Sept. 1847. P. L. B.
Person Office, May 15, 1848. J. L. Edwards

Hon Hugh White May 20, 48,

Pension Office, May 20, 1848,
Sir,
EW
In answer to request of Mr James Walsh, asking "if William Evans, of Shurton, Schenectady County, N.Y. has drawn a pension, and the amount drawn per annum," I have the honor to inform you that the name of W m Evans, then of Onondaga Co. N.Y., was inscribed on the pension rolls of New York, on the 25 th April 1833, at $78.40 per annum, commencing on the 4 th of March 1831, and has been paid to the 4 th of September 1847. This is the only one of that name upon the N.Y. of Albany rolls. The letter of Mr Walsh is herewith returned. I have the honor &c
Hon Hugh White, Co. of N.Y.

House of Representatives 9 May 48
Hon J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Dr Sir
Will you have the kindness to furnish the information desired by Mr James Walsh, as stated in his letter herewith transmitted. If such payments have been made, it would be of service to me, to be acquainted officially with the fact, as it would enable me to pursue a different course towards the individual therein named, than I have heretofore felt myself authorized to adopt, as early attention as your duties will allow, will be gratifying.
Respectfully Yours &c Hugh Walsh